Closet-seat warmer.



E. ORES SE. CLOSET SEAT WARMER.

APPLICATION FILED APR,6,1908.

929,079. Patented July 27, 1909.

anuqufoz ddwardrc 6'66 EDWARD GRESSE, OF WEST CAPE MAY, NEW JERSEY.

GLOSET+SEAT WARMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 6, 1908. Serial N0. 425,510.

Patented July 27, 1909.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD Oanssn, citizen of the United States,residing at West Cape May, in the county of Cape May and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closet-SeatWarmers, of which the following is a specification.

The discomfort and shock commonly experienced by using toilet seats incold weather as lead to the present invention which besides rovidingmeans for warming the closet seat a so subserves the purpose of aneconom ical appliance for warming the toilet room and reventing frostfrom injuring the pipes or c oset fixtures.

The invention is in the nature of an attachment and is adapted to beplaced upon the bowl beneath the accustomed seat so as to warm thelatter, the heat radiated also warming the atmosphere of the toilet andpreventing the chill so objectionable in tollets not provided withheatmg apparatus.

The invention consists of a hollow body approximating the outline of thecloset bowl for which intended so as to obtain a snug fit andpreventdetractin from the appearance thereof or causing the xture -toappear bulky and unsightly, sai'd hollow body being adapted to have aheating medium circulate thereitlllrough, such as steam, hot water, airor the For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereofand also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and themeans for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accom anying drawings.

Whi e the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions bychanges in the structure and minor details without departing from thespirit or essential features thereof, still the preferred embodiment isshown in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention applied showing it incircuit with the usual domestic boiler coupled to the cook range, partsbeing broken away to show more clearly the relative arrangement of theseat, heater and cover. Fig. 2 is a detailed v ew of the attachment.Fig. 3 is a sectlonal view showing more clearly the partitlon and theinlet and outlet. F1 4 is a sectional new of a portion of the owl,heater, seat and cover, showing their relation.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. I

The attachment 1 is hollow and may be cast, stamped or constructed inany manner either of metal or other suitable material, the size andoutline de ending upon the special design and make 0 closet for whichthe device is intended. a

V It is to be understood that thedevice may be circular, oval or otheroutline in plan view so as to conform approximately to the shape of thecloset bowl-to obtain a neat fit and not be noticeable. A The attachmentis preferably placed upon the rim of the bowl as indicated in Fig. 1 andis stationary, thereby preventing leaky joints which would result if itwere movable or coupled so as to swing with the usual seat.

In transverse section the attachment is of flattened form and isprovided at a point with the partition 2 the purpose being to separatethe mlet and the outlet so that the heating medium is compelled tocirculate through the entire length of the device and thereby obtain thebest results. Coupling ends 3 and 4 are located upon oppositesides ofthe partition 2 one constituting the inlet the other the outlet. Thepipe 5 through which the heating medium, such as hot water, steam, airor the like is circulated is connected to the coupling ends inany mannerso as to cause the heating medium to circulate through the device 1which latter acts as a radiator to both warm the closet seat and thetoilet room." The cou ling ends may be conveniently positioned accordingto the design of the attachment and the special make of closet bowl orlike toilet fixture with which the attachment is intended to be used.

The attachment 1 is so arranged as not to interfere with the usual seat6 and cover 7 which may be mounted to be turned up out of the way toadmit of access being readily had to the bowl or fixture in the usualmanner. By having the attachment fixed leaky joints are overcome and byhaving the same 1n circuit waste of the heating medium is prevented andeconomy in the utilization of. the same results. 1 It is to beunderstood that the attachment may be in circuit with a hot water or asteam heating system for a building or structure which is equipped withthe same and should thedwelling not be heated "by either the attachmentmay be in circuit with a domestic boiler as indicated in Fig. l,

the pipe 5 leading from the boiler and cou-.

filed to the attachment in the manner of a ra- 'ator included in a steamor hot watersuppl gpipe.

mm the foregolng 1t Wlll be understood 1 that the attachment addsmaterially to the comfort of the toilet and insures a warm Incombination with a closet bowl or like 1 fixture, astationary'attachment consistin of an inner partition dividing the spaceand provided upon opposite sides of the partition with coupling ends,and a pipe fitted to the said coupling ends and adapted to have theheating medium circulating therethrough and through the said attachment.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD CRESSE. '[L. s.]

Witnesses: v

V. B. HILLYARD,

W.- N. WOODSON.

